Teachers’ stir leaves schools shut

Public schools in the district remained closed on Sunday after schoolteachers took to the streets

demanding timely salary and effective management of schools. The agitating teachers said the

District Education Office (DEO) could not release time salary owing to frequent transfers of

District Education Officer and probe of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority

into the alleged role of DEO officials in granting permission to run fake schools.

Bharat Sah, chairman of the Teachers’ Union, said they resorted to the indefinite protests as the

administrative and management work of the DEO came to a halt. Teacher Ram Babu Yadav said

the DEO has not even released budget for scholarships, purchasing textbooks and school

uniforms, day meal for students.